Telegram-herald., 1887-09-26
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saooKLTs. Sept - Affair tas xrsas eoa-
krsgstion haa zlaE ths Iene sls1sr dexaiasy
n fae Era1kiYa fahsfuaeie th,s nsorniax.
d Tslmase sxpeeasied Ehs sixfh ckaptsF q
tls sseona Eplslls - ne coriatsiaasz. sstting
fsF.h TIE iupostaacs u separation frem BAD
eslloNssIp, assa ssyiax that man = 60 het-
t4F ts@s the eoHspaaY be keess frofsssor
hsafY kYFs Hro~n played an ofxsa solo.
1oa2ta NJ. I "a u asinsf - Gusllalanf. Tie
slbjert ~ tas ssrBsen szz "A Straight To
ana Do~a Religion. znd tas text nss Aaaos
III. :. -And ehs L5ri saia gnt0 ne. Amos,
what seest thosii All / said, a plumb Ena.
Dr. Tainazs said;
Ias soiia masonry 81 the wofia has = me a
fascination. Hask about s0Die ~ ths tri1ns-
rhai sfches and tbs eashrsrais, 80 or go
years os,i, sfd ses them staad a. erect az
when tAsy ~sgs suiklesi. =alls u great height
for eenfaries. aot benainx a quarter II aa
inch tha ~aY - that 50 greatly bonoFef
we're ths nlssens ~bo baliaed thess walls that
they osrs frss from ttxatlon and called ~lree'
usasena TIE tFesei gess Inozt sf the cfesiit
f1s THESE bnsaiugs and is clear ringing on
atone aa4 orick haa sounded acroes the azes.
But lnsrs = aaotner iapisL.snt OF luss as
nsucn isops1rsance a. the trowsl and my tess
sscogzikss IL hfickiayers. and stone nlszons,
sad earrenfers, fa ths bail1ia2 of walls uss
"a insfE asnsnt made of = cord. st Lhe end of
which a hump ~ sad Is fastened They drop
n over re si.le of tb - az. aud ~ the plum
met sstursliy seeks the center Of gravity
Ia tbe earth. ths workman discovers
whars ths VAL rrcesies. and where
Il buiges out. and Just what IS the perpsnzlicn-
lar Our t@zs represents God ~ standing On
shs eaa q character, which TIE hraslites
had b1ils. and la that waY measuring Il.
-Aad nc Lord said ante me, Amos, wA2s
sest thoel and I zaid. A plumb iias7
Whas the world ~aats - a straight up and
aoua religion. asseh Of the 50 called piety
Of the day beads tats way and that. 20 snis
the tiInes. Il Is horizontal with = low state
Of ssatiasent and morals We have all been
baiikiiax a wall OF character, and IL " glar-
msly lnprrfsct and needs recons6ruction.
Hsv shall it be broaghs into the perpendicn-
iarf Oaly by the divine measurement And
the Lord sald unto ne, Amfs. what ssest
Eaoul and said. A plumb hnes
Th- wkois tendency of TIE times Is 20 make
a. act 81 the standard Of what others DO. IL
they play cards, We play cards IL they
dance. dance. IL shsy read certain styles
81 s>sks. Ne read them We throw over the
-sll of eur character the tangled plumb line
Df other lives and reject the infaltbis test
rhich Anos saw. The qusstioa for me should
aot - what you taink : right. bus what God
thinks isrighs. rhi. perTetuai reference 70 the
behavior OF c-hsrx. Is though it decided any
thing sut hnna>n fallibil4ty. IS q mistake as
vide a. shs world There ara f0.co0 plumb
lines IA use. but only one Is true and exact,
snt that Il the line Of Gods eternal right
Tiers r. a mighty attsmpt being made TO re-
snnskruct and Ex np the TsntC Commandment
To many they sesm too rigid The tower OF
Pfza leans ever 2nenE thlrcesn feet from the
p>rpeaatcuisr, ara peopis xo tn0usxads cr
usiies to SO is graceful iaciinstion, and by
extra braces ard various architectural con-
trlssnees il h kept leaning from century 70
csnn1ry. Why not have the ten granite
bloeks of Sinai SET little ashanti Why not
have The pfllar Of truth y leaning toweri
Thy Is not an sllFss as coed ss a squarei
WAY - not an oblique as good a. straight ap
aud down. NJ friends. We mnst have
standard. shall it be Gods or nansf
The divine plumb hue needs 20 be thrown
ever al merchandise. Thousands Of years
ago solomon discovered the tendency OF
buyers 70 deprecists goods He saw man
beating down an article lower and lower, and
saying il vas not worth the price asked. ami
whsa ne had purchased at the lowest point he
told svery body what a sharp bargain be had
struck. snd how be hat ontwitted the r1er-
chant Proverbs xx "a. &c j. naughf it il
naught. saith the buyer. bat when hs is gone
BIS wsy, shsn rs boasseth. So utterly aSksw
= sosiete IN this u1sttsr that zen seldom Ind
ssller ss<ing the price that ne expects to
get Hs pats On higher vsfas than he pro
poses 60 rersive moving that be viii have
20 drop if he wants Gfty. be asks seventy
i've And II ne wants : ecohe ais 200. at
Is nauxht. saith the btyer. tTh- fabric is de-
fsctiTe: the style of goods = poor: can get
elsewhere better article as smailer price:
it Is OF fashioa. it isdanegel. it viii fade;
IL vii not wear veli~ After While the
merchant. froru overpersuaSioh CT from de-
srs % dispose % that particular stock Of
xoocl~. sags: ~Well. take il nc your own
price.s sod ths purchaser goes home with
hxhf step ard calls iafo his private oisice his
confidentisi friends and chuckies while he
selis hev that for half price be got TIE goods
In ether words, hs les ard ~ss proud of t.
rctninz wouid make times a. good. aod the
earning 0f livelihood 50 easy. ss tbe univer-
sal adoption q the law II right Suspicion
Strikes threoEh All bargain making. Men
who ssl know not whether they vii
ever rst fhs money. Purchasers know not
~hetier Ma goc3s shipped vii - accoryiing
- the sample. and What, With The large NUM-
Der of clerks whe are making false entries
ard then sbsconding % Canasia. and the ex-
xissson - 9rrns thar fail for millions u dol
iar<. honesf men ara ss their Wit end 70
~..ta E~fa- ia whf, stands ~, amid al
The pressure and dos rtght - accomplishing
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